KENNY WELCOMES COMPLETION OF NABCO REFURBISHMENT OF GREENLAWNS IN COOLOCK

Posted on August 19, 2013 1:56 PM   |   Permanent Link   

Dublin Bay North Labour TD has welcomed the completion of refurbishment works of Ireland's first co-operative housing rental scheme of Greenlawns in Coolock.

"I am delighted that a significant redevelopment and refurbishment of the estate by the National Association of Building Co-operatives (Nabco) has just been completed at a cost of €1.5 million. The work saw the original 17 houses being refurbished with new kitchens and bathrooms, new windows and doors and the upgrading of existing heating and electrical services. The shared central courtyard was also landscaped."

"The development also included the provision of a new communal room for community activity and was completed in just eight months. Two new dwellings were built as well. Four of the original houses had been empty and as a result six families from the Dublin City Council housing waiting list have been allocated homes."

"Greenlawns was built in 1986 on land donated by the local parish in Bonnybrook and funded by the Coolock-Artane Credit Union. It was the first development of its kind in the country and proven to be a very successful example of the housing co-operative model. Tenants becoming shareholders in the co-operative, entitling them to vote on how their estate operates."